Elections & Voting: Miami-Dade early voting is lagging hard, with only about 7% of registered voters casting ballots after the first week ahead of the Aug. 18 primary. Back-to-School Safety: Brevard and other South Florida districts are kicking off the school year with renewed warnings to drivers to follow Florida school bus stopping laws; Brevard says more than 17,000 citations were issued during last year’s camera enforcement push. Space Coast Watch: SpaceX plans to launch 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Monday. Courts & Culture: A federal court upheld Florida’s ban on children attending drag shows, rejecting a challenge by Orlando’s Hamburger Mary’s. Public Health: Florida reported a second 2026 death tied to flesh-eating Vibrio bacteria, this time in Marion County. Crime & Safety: A 5-year-old autistic boy reported missing in Hillsborough was found dead in a pond; in Brevard, a 23-year-old man died after a car crashed into the Banana River waterway. Politics (Congressional race): Ten Democrats are seeking to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson in Florida’s 24th District, with front-runners including Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert III and State Sen. Shevrin Jones. Local Government/Traffic: Construction near Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton will change traffic patterns as classes begin.